Barcoo (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 576 people were counted in Barcoo (S): of these 59.0% were male and 41.0% were female. Of the total population 8.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S) there were 94 children aged 0-14 years and 113 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), 544 people were Australian citizens, 37 were born overseas and 11 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), 49.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.4% were separated or divorced, 1.8% were widowed and 35.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), 89.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Barcoo (S) were New Zealand 2.6%, England 1.2%, Cook Islands 0.5%, Croatia 0.5% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Barcoo (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.1%, Anglican 25.9%, No Religion 16.0%, Uniting Church 7.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), the most common response for languages other than English spoken at home was Italian 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 362 people aged 15 years and over in Barcoo (S) were in the labour force. Of these 76.0% worked full-time, 16.6% worked part-time, 4.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.0% were unemployed. 108 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 16.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 16.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 11.6%, Professionals 7.5%, Associate Professionals 6.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.1%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4% and Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Barcoo (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 30.5%, General Construction 5.1%, Services to Mining 4.9%, Government Administration 4.5% and Business Services 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), 100 families were counted: of these, 35.0% were couple families without children, 60.0% were couple families with children, 5.0% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), 178 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Barcoo (S), 71.9% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 25.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), 49.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 7.9% were being purchased and 18.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 100.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Barcoo (S), 55.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.